Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This paper analyzes the existing debate in the United States about the limits and scope of freedom of speech, in light of the most important Supreme Court cases on that topic. Against the argument that hate speech is an opposite dimension to freedom of expression and should therefore be prohibited, it shows how the United States Supreme Court has historically defended the constitutionality of expressions that can be considered offensive, degrading, or vulgar. In order to differentiate hate speech from hate crimes, a historical analysis of the arguments of the Supreme Court justices is conducted.
Author: Héctor Gómez Peralta
Institution: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
Language: Spanish
Topic: Law, Rights, and Freedoms
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4386471615